Metro Manila subway on track for 2028 partial operations

October 5, 2024
1:04PM PHT

The Metro Manila Subway is expected to start partial operations by 2028, initially connecting Valenzuela City to North Avenue, Quezon City, with plans to extend to Ortigas, Pasig City by 2029, according to Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista.

Construction progress of the country’s first subway is estimated at 15.6 percent, the Department of Transportation said in a statement. 

Spanning 33 kilometers, the subway will cut through eight cities, including a spur line to Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. 

It aims to reduce travel time between Quezon City and the airport from over an hour to just 35 minutes, with the ability to service up to 370,000 passengers daily 

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